Coming Unbundled: Media Companies Continue to Adopt Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Models
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This disintermediation is made possible by consumers' internet services, which usually have bandwidth sufficient to stream or download video programming.
A dedicated effort on the part of HBO and CBS will be required to support these new models, and it will not come without pain. (In October HBO announced a 7% layoff of its workforce.) However, the strategic and financial benefits are significant. It will enable:
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